Good afternoon, im Jose Diazbalart in for chris jansing. At this hour, Tim Walz wants j. D. Vance to know hes quote, damn proud of his service. The tensions ramping up between the two men over their military records as both venture out on the Campaign Trail solo. Also ahead, eye on ernesto, the Hurricane Bears down on Puerto Rico with heavy rains and winds knocking down trees and power lines. Power has been knocked out to Hundreds Of Thousands of people. Well get the very latest on its track. Plus, could this be a Turning Point for ukraine . What were now learning about the Cross Border Attack that President Biden calls a real dilemma for Vladimir Putin. We begin with two veterans, and vp contenders battling it out over accusations of stolen valor. Just moments ago, just moments from now, i should say, senator j. D. Vance will speak in michigan after rival governor Tim Walz used his first Solo Campaign Appearance to push back on vances claims he distorted his record in the national gua
Know the pressure thats experience that i think qualifies, love. Teachers are out here. Everyone. Thank you very much. We appreciate you joining us and thank you for watching newsnight. Laura coates live starts right now. We are the underdogs. Thats Vice President Kamala Harris told governor Tim Walz this morning when she phoned him to offer him the job of her Running Mate, harris, do exactly what she was doing when she used those words No One had her name at the top of the ticket, maybe a month ago. No one had his name. Ill take it at all, perhaps even two weeks ago and with about 90 days to go, theyve got approved. Their name should have always been there in the first place. Now, leave it to vegas to decide whether the odds are against them or in their favor. But Say Harris is now betting that coach waltz, as she called him tonight, can help her run a political offense that can somehow pierce trumps coalition and went over some of those critical voters come november much easier said
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A trillion plus Dollar Divide among democrats threatens to stop the Biden Domestic Agenda dead in its tracks. New and sobering cnn pictures from The Border. Thousandsofhaitian migrants made in a makeshift Refugee Camp under a bridge. The Biden Plan is to send them home. We begin though with the coronavirus and two giant developments. The white House Today announcing it will lift Covid Travel Restrictions and allow fully vaccinated international visitors into the United States starting in november. More on that big news in a moment. First though, welcome news for parents. This Morning Pfizer releasing trial results it says show its covid vaccine is safe and highly effective in children ages 5 to 11. Pfizer says it will now submit that data to the government and apply for Emergency Authorization by The End of the month. If that Fda Review goes smoothly some 28 Million children could be eligible for vaccination by halloween or soon after. Were hopeful and expectant that the fda will appro
And right now an Fda Committee is debating covid booster shots. The biden White House wants a green light. But is that guided by science or by politics . First this hour a Capitol On High alert. The department of Homeland Security issuing an alert warning of possible violence in washington as early as today. Members of congress and their staff on notice. Stay away from the capitol this weekend. A big Security Fence is backed up. Theres a secondary perimeter, a smaller Fencing And Concrete barriers beyond that. A planned Saturday Rally by supporters of Donald Trump and those who stormed the capitol on January 6th. That latest bulletin says authorities have identified no specific or credible threat of violence, but online chatter. Other intelligence and, of course, the lessons of January 6th have Law Enforcement on edge and on duty in big numbers. Whitney wild is on the scene for us on Capitol Hill. Whats the latest . Weve just learned that the Department Of Defense has approved 100 memb